Improvement in water-elevators



JOSEPH GRUEY, o1? 'KENDALLVILLL LNDIANA,

Letras Patent' No. 81,494, me August 25, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT IN WATER-ELEVATORS.

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TO ALL WHOM I'I MAY CONOERN:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH GRUEY, of Kendallville, in the .county of Noble, and State of Indiana, have `invented a new and improved Water-Drawer; 4and I do hereby declare that thc following is a full and exact description of the same, reference being had to the -accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to. an improved 4apparatus for drawing-water, which I call The Imperial Water- Drawer, the novelty of which consists principally in certain devices whereby two or more buckets are made to ascend and descend alternately, without changing therdirection of the revolution of the main shaft, as will be fully described hereinafter.

Figure 1 represents a perspectiveV view of my invention, and

Figures 2, 3, and 4 represent views of different parts detached.

, In the drawings-1- A represents the Well-curb, constructed in any suitable manner.

B represents the main shaft, supported in bearings, o, which is provided with crank 61, and ratchet-wheel b2, which latter engages with the pawl b3.

b, iig.' 4, represents a short bar, inserted in a' socket in the shaft B, at about its centre, from which project the pins upon each side, asishown. i i

C'C represent spools, placed loosely upon shaft B, to the inner side of each of which are attached the cylinder c and bevel-gear wheel e. Within each cylinder c is placed -the bushing, c2, which consists of a facewheel with triangular projections, as clearly shown in fig. 3. i p

D represents a standard, situated in rear ofthe centre Yof theshaft B and forming a bearing for the adjustable shaft d', which latterA is regulated by means of the set-screw di. l

di represents bevel-gear wheel, attached to shaft d, whose coge fit accurately into the gear-wheels el.

E represents a lever, provided with the clawA e, and pivoted at el.

Its frecvend is limited in its motion by the clevis H. The claw e rests in a groove in the shaft B, in such manner as not to interfere with its revolution.- y i i H `represen-ts a clevis, within which is bent the spring h, as sl1own,.which latter is provided at its freeiend with the wheel t. I v

It will be observed that the bearings b of the shaft B are so arranged as 'to hold the spools C C', and prevent any lateral movement, without interfering, however, with their free revolution. The shaft B, on the contrary, moves to a certain extent to either side, being operated by the lever E.

- This lateral movement extends far enough to allow the pins of the bar b* to engage with the projection of the wheel in either cylinder c, as may be desired. i

I- Il represent ropes', attached to spools@ C', to which the buckets are attached. I

From this description, the operation of my invention will be easily understood. The crank is always turned in the same direction. Y

If the lever E be moved to thc left, the shaft B will necessarily be` carried in that direction, and its pins will be caught by the projection in the cylinder c of wheel G, by which means the latter will he forced to revolve with the shaft. Motion is thus communicated to thegear-whcel cl2, and by it t'o the spool C', which latter is now loose upon the shaft B.

The buckets attached to spool O, therefore, ascend, and the buckets attached to G descend. If the lever be moved to the right, the operation isreversedf A The pins of` the shaft are caught-by the projection in cylinder c of the wheel C, andthe wheel C, thereforo, becomes loose upon the shaft.

By this arrangement, when a bucket arrives at the curb full, it may be emptied and then returned to the well, the other bucket, inthe mean time, ascending, simply by shifting the lever from one side to the other, the revolution of the shaft being continued.

The arrangementl ofthe lever E is also especially desirable. The spring 7L, while serving to hold the lever firmly in place, readily yields when it is desired to shift it, in which latter operation the wheel hl very naturally assists, as it revolves with the lever as it is moved.

The different parts of the apparatus may be constructed in any suitable manner or of any suitable material.

I do not confine myself to the precise form here presented; for instance, any number of spools, ropes, or buckets may be u sed, if desired; also, two ropes to one bucket.

Having thus fully described my invention, Ywhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The water-elevator described, consisting of curb A, shifting-shaft B with bar and pins 6*, loose spools C C with gear-wheels c1, ands cylinder c having the face-Wheels c, standard D, adjustable shaft d with gearwheel d2, lever E, clevis H and spring 7L, with wheel h1, the whole being combined, arranged, and operated in the manner and for the purposes set forth.

This specification-signed and witnessed, this 6th day of April, 1868.

JOSEPH GRUEY.

Witnesses:

N. TEAL, N. L. SoUTHwo'R'rn. 

